Directions in Digital Scholarship: Support for Digital, Data-Intensive, and Computational Research in Academic Libraries (A New Report From CNI by Joan K. Lippincott)
From a Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Announcement by Clifford Lynch:
Today [June 21)] CNI is delighted to release the concluding report from Associate Director Emerita Joan Lippincott’s extensive study of the recent past, present and future of a selected set of programs at CNI member institutions addressing digital scholarship (DS), data-intensive, and computation research and interconnections among them.
Drawing on interviews, profiles of 47 university library initiatives, and two online forums, the report examines trends in consultations, instructional activities, constituencies served, DEI, partnerships, facilities, external funding, and staffing related to a wide array of DS activities. Aspects of the relationship of DS programs to institutional priorities, organizational structure, sustainability, and next steps are analyzed.
This report is the culmination of a set of activities that included interviews, online forums, a session at the CNI spring 2023 membership meetings, and two webinars. All materials from the initiative (including links to the online webinars and the presentation at the spring CNI meeting) are [also] available.
The report notes that, “Many professionals involved in DS work and some library administrators believe that the kinds of programs offered by a DS unit are, in fact, core library services and should be considered mainstream, ongoing aspects of academic library work today.” I was also fascinated to see the ways in which Joan’s work points to a convergence with other programs such as research data management.
I think this work offers a wonderful set of insights into the current landscape and I am deeply grateful to Joan for her contributions!
Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Profiles
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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